The building, thought to be New Zealand’s oldest continuous general store business, was built in 1899. Photo: ODT filesCentral Otago’s historic Gilchrist's Store business in Oturehua is for sale. The building, thought to be New Zealand’s oldest continuous general store business, was built in 1899 and taken on by Thomas Gilchrist in 1902, Craig Bates of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, who is marketing the store, said. Run by Mr Gilchrist's descendants for three generations, the original store and Gilchrist family homestead went into community ownership in 1996 after Herb and Bruce Gilchrist, the grandsons of Thomas Gilchrist, retired. The store features memorabilia such as the original telephone exchange and tinned coffee and food from the late 1800s.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 24, 2019 04:18 UTC